Definitions
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Literary Devices
Grammar
Surprise!
100
Sinister
Evil, threatening
100
Brisk --> noun
Briskness
100
What is the definition of mood?
How the reader feels
100
Is this an adjectival or adverbial clause? Ms. Robbins, who made this Jeopardy game, was really tired when she made it.
Adjectival
100
What is the definition of menacing?
Scary, threatening
200
Fatal
Causing death
200
Compulsion --> adjective
Compulsive
200
What is the definition of motivation?
The reason why a character does something.
200
Is this an adjectival or adverbial clause? 8th grade students work relentlessly, every day, to climb the mountain to college.
Adverbial.
200
What is the definition of diction?
Strong language.
300
Mutilated
Severely damaged
300
Dread --> verb
To dread
300
What are two types of conflict?
Internal and external.
300
Is this an adjectival or adverbial clause? The Lady Mavs volleyball team, which won its game last week, has some very talented student-athletes!
Adjectival
300
List two words for the mood of The Most Dangerous Game.
Suspenseful, ominous, threatening, menacing.
400
Tangible
Able to be touched or felt
400
Wistful --> adverb
Wistfully
400
What is characterization?
Information we learn about a character through thoughts, words, or actions.
400
"The students loved the Jeopardy game, which always kept them awake, even more than they loved Catchphrase, which they got stressed out about." The pronoun "they" refers to what antecedent?
Students
400
What is the difference between foreshadowing and flashback?
Foreshadowing is a hint about the future. Flashback is a throwback to the past.
500
Compulsion
A strange desire to do something
500
Fatal --> noun
Fatality
500
What is imagery?
Diction that appeals to the five senses.
500
"Although the notebook was dirty, it still had notes in it, and all the students thought it wouldn't be a good idea to throw it away." The pronoun "it" refers to the antecedent ____.
The notebook.
500
Tomorrow's exam has four sections: reading, writing, grammar, and vocab. Which two should you do first?
Grammar and vocab.
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